Titus' Check-up… (FYI, He's Tiny)

Titus had a his check-up at the beginning of September.  This check-up was needed for his preK screening.  In GA to legally enter preK and above, a child has to have this specific check-up… And sadly, he also needed shots.

He passed his ear and eye and dental exam from the doctor with great ease.  His weight was 34 pounds and his height 43 inches… he didn't place on the percentile chart in weight (with his age, height, and weight considered).  Teeny tiny skinny boy!  The doctor asked me if he eats well, and I told her that he typically eats more than his brothers!
 
I was very honest with him when he went to get his two shots, letting him know that will with hurt for just a pinch but be over in a few seconds.  And you know?  I don't think he even shed a tear!  The nurse was so impressed with his bravery that she gave him two sticks… Which he promptly put on his legs once in the car without my notice! (And they stuck on his legs for close to three days, haha.)

And when I dropped Titus off to preK after the doctor's appointment, I saw this sign out side his door, saying, "I want to be Spiderman."  Gosh, I'm not surprised!  There were a few other favorites, like, "I want to be a dinosaur."  I love how little ones dream. 

A Really Fun Weekend: Labor Day Weekend

Wow-wow-wow-wow.
I really can't believe all that we did in ONE weekend.  Wow.  Matt had a 4 day weekend and the boys had a 3.

Matt and I had known about the upcoming Boise State vs Ole Miss game in ATL for a while.  We talked a bit about going, but never made any real plans.
I started looking into tickets, and then Matt was able to score some free tickets through the Moral and Welfare department at his base… "Well, now, we should go!"  And then a really dear friend of mine worked it all out that should could keep the boys for us over night and send them to school the next day.  "Holy smokes!  We could really go to the game!"   And so we did.

On Thursday I checked the boys out early for school, then a friend came over and watched them while Matt and I headed to ATL.   We checked into our hotel around 5, then headed downtown to get to the Georgia Dome.
We had some pretty fun seats in the end zone, but what was really fun was having my parents meet us there (from B'ham) and watch the game with us!  Like I said, Matt had free tickets--A LOT of free tickets, haha.   We screamed our heads off, enjoyed talking to other fans, meeting some of Matt's friends who came from other areas in the South to watch the game, and just really had a great time being adults together without the worry of children's needs… Make sense?
BSU ultimately lost, and Matt was ultimately devastated.  Poor guy.

Matt and I left ATL the next morning (Friday) and headed back home.  Had to get back to coastal GA before the boys got out of school.  Once they were picked up and we were home we just took a really chill afternoon.  I decided to try and start making new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle shells, and then we probably went to the pool!

Saturday morning I went into Savannah to pick up a few more items for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle shells, and Matt took the boys into the woods to shoot their BB guns.  Titus knocked down a small tree and called it his "bo staff"… Ninja Turtle mode all the way!  
The afternoon was spent having family time, hanging out, trying to escape the heat, and playing games.  Titus was really into the idea of learning to play chess!

Sunday was church.  Again, lots of family time afterwards and lots of sewing of Turtle Shell sewing.  Oh, and lots of heat escaping.  August heat and humidity is awful.  Blah.

Monday we went to Hilton Head and had such a great time!  We've gone to a few beaches around here, but we're pretty sure Hilton Head is our favorite place to go.  Really nice time, I tell ya.  The boys are getting to that age were I don't have to worry about them all the time.  They can jump and swim in the waves almost without us being right next to them.
And this time the waves were a really nice size but the under-toe (or "ripe-tide") wasn't strong at all.  MAN!  We really did have a fabulous time!  However we lost 2 sets of googles, Titus almost lost his shorts, and I lost my pair of sunglasses.  Those waves were kind of strong!
That evening when we got back and were all showered and rested, I finished the Ninja Turtle shells.  I did all four this time.  Fun stuff!

Wow.  I still can't believe that was ONE weekend.  Goodness.

 

Our First Auburn Visit

I know, I know, I lived in Bama for 16 years and never visited Auburn--even though it is less than 2 hours away.

Auburn, for those that don't know, is one of the major universities in the state of Bama.  The ultimate rival of the Alabama Crimson Tide, and basically between these two school dominate life and culture of the great state of Bama.  It's really annoying, actually.  (But don't tell fellow Southerners that I said that, or I'll be officially banished from South.)

My brother-in-law Dave, husband of my sister Ashley, has been accept to the school of Pharmacy at Auburn.  We're all really excited!  They're only a 5 hour drive away!

We took the opportunity to visit them during mid-August.  My parents were going down there as was my sister Madison (who had flown in from Idaho for a quick trip).  So it was a nice family reunion.

The main events of the trip were:
-Dave's Pharmacy School White Coat Ceremony
-Luke's 4 birthday party (slip-n-slide awesomeness!)
-Night with just us girls; Mom, Shannon, Ashley, and Madison

The highlights were:
-Dave unable to get his white coat slipped on properly on stage.
-Eli slip-n-sliding so hard he smashed his face into the ground, cutting the inside of of his mouth with his teeth, and then an hour later throwing-up all over the laundry room floor.  Yay!
-Matt and baby girl Piper having lots of uncle and niece time.